Italian teen to become first millennial saint after the Pope recognises second miracle

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5. Yes. That's what saints do: intercede with God on your behalf.

https://www.livescience.com/38033-how-vatican-identifies-miracles.html

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In the Catholic religion, saints are people who are in heaven with God. Though many more people may be in heaven and technically saints, those deemed official saints of the church are ones that the Catholic church knows are in heaven. As such, people can pray to these saints, who sometimes intercede on their behalf with God.

But determining who is in heaven is a tricky proposition. That's where miracles come in. According to the church, miracles, or divine events that have no natural or scientific explanation, serve as proof that the person is in heaven and can intercede with God to change the ordinary course of events. [Proof of Jesus Christ? 7 Pieces of Evidence Debated]

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